New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Kumar Deka was on Monday given a one-year extension till June 2025, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

Deka is a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Deka as the Director, Intelligence Bureau, for a period of one year beyond June 30, 2024, the order said.

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